Networks and cities' news

Catch up on the latest updates from cities working together in URBACT Networks. The articles and news that are showcased below are published directly by URBACT’s beneficiaries and do not necessarily reflect the programme’s position.

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    Public Procurement during and post COVID-19

    The world of public procurement has increasingly changed over the past 6 years as shown by the European Commission, with its updated procurement requirements detailed in the 2014 EU Procurement Directives. However, the scale of the challenges commissioners and procurers are facing at local and city levels are still considerable when it comes to changing their culture, behaviour and practice in order to undertake procurement in a more efficient and effective way.

    Alison Taylor

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  • There is no commons without commoning: Amsterdam's Whole Commons Catalog

    In the past 6 months, the Amsterdam Foundation Onschatbare Waarde ('invaluable value’), together with Amsterdam Commons Initiatives, made the beautiful catalog Heel de Stad, Heel de Aarde (the Whole City, the Whole Earth). A guide with all kinds of tips and tools, ideas and projects, people and books for everyone who is or wants to work collectively

    Gregorio Turolla

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  • What will have changed in the NGO sector in Latvia and society in general after the Covid-19 crisis is over? 

    During the unusual period of Covid-19 crisis, we invited for a conversation Kitija Bite – a doctor of law, member of several non-governmental organisations, faculty member at Latvian institutions of higher education, frequent lecturer at the NGO House and member of the local support group of the URBACT project ACTive NGOs. 

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  • How transport adds to public space meeting people’s needs?

    Space4People, challenging the use of public space!

    Claus Kollinger

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  • “Gender is everywhere”: Introducing the Action Planning Network GenderedLandscape

    Evropski teden regij in mest

    Mary Dellenbaugh

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  • COVID RESPONSE

    The impact of COVID-19 had created a serious problem for all partners in implementing much of what they had identified through the MTR and subsequently was agreed at the SGM in Warsaw. All partners are now working in a context of severe restrictions (lockdown is the phrase used in the press). Poland, Romania, Portugal, Italy, UK and Germany all have similar restrictions in place and this impacts on all our partner cities.

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    Angela Maria Loporchio

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